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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – C.J. Wilson wasn’t threatened by the swarm of bees that took over the Angel Stadium field during two brief game delays. With little help from his teammates, the Los Angeles Angels’ durable left-hander couldn’t avoid a streak-snapping loss. Justin Smoak hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Felix Hernandez had 10 strikeouts in a four-inning start and the Seattle Mariners beat the Angels 3-2 yesterday.

SEATTLE (AP) – Russell Wilson matched his career high with four touchdown passes – two each to Sidney Rice and Zach Miller – and the Seattle Seahawks dominated as expected in a 45-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday. Wilson connected with Miller twice in the first 16 minutes on TDs of 1 and 4 yards. He hit Rice for an 11-yard TD late in the first half and found him again on a 23-yard touchdown early in the third quarter.

TACOMA, Washington (AP) – Seimone Augustus hit a 15-foot jumper with 21 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Seattle Storm for a 58-55 victory yesterday and a sweep of the best-of-three Western Conference semifinals. Maya Moore scored 22 points and Rebekkah Brunson had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota. Tina Thompson made a driving layup to put the Storm up 55-54 before Augustus scored.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – A swarm of bees invaded right field at Angel Stadium, delaying the Los Angeles Angels’ game against the Seattle Mariners. The Angels had two runners on and two outs in the third inning yesterday when the bees clustered near the wall in right-center field. Seattle right fielder Franklin Gutierrez and his teammates retreated to the infield and umpires delayed the game.

NEW YORK (AP) – There is little movement in The Associated Press college football poll this week. Alabama remains No. 1 and the first 14 teams in the rankings held their positions from last week. The Crimson Tide did lose some support from the media panel, dropping from 59 first-place votes last week to 56. No. 2 Oregon, which didn’t play, received the remaining four first-place votes.

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Richard Huff

The Junior wrestler claimed victory on the mats at 120 pounds last week in dual meets against Reedsport and North Bend, then finished 2nd at the Cascade High School Perry Burlison classic, winning his first three matches by decision before falling in the championship match.

Honorable mention is given to Viking forward Jakob Hickson who led scoring with 15 points in the Vikings’ season opening victory over the Creswell Bulldogs.

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Coast Radio’s Our Town

The traditional methods employed by local governments to attract and develop new businesses are changing. One method being employed is by making the community as attractive and “livable” as possible says Florence’s Economic Development Coordinator. Kelli Weese says using public art can make the community stand out as well as make it more attractive to someone looking to relocate and bring new jobs with them.

Weese, along with the chair of the city’s Public Art Committee, Harlen Springer, will be on the August edition of Coast Radio’s Our Town to talk about how they’re hoping to create several pockets of public art throughout the community. City Councilor Joshua Greene will also be on the panel.

This month’s Our Town will also feature several other conversations, including two related to athletics at Siuslaw High School. Chris Johnson, a long time Cross Country and Track & Field coach at Siuslaw was recently named the athletic director. He’ll talk about the upcoming induction ceremony for the Siuslaw High School Athletic Hall of Fame. In a separate segment, newly appointed head football coach, Jamin Pool will talk about the pressures of taking over a highly successful program that has only had two other coaches over the past 50 years. Pool, who describes himself as a football fanatic, says he feels confident that he’ll be able to live up to expectiations.

Meg Spencer is one of 8 “Siuslaw Vision Keepers”, a group that has been working with several different community groups over the past 18 months to develop a common vision for what our region could look like over the next ten years. She and the others have become the core growth that grew out of the Siuslaw Pathways project, aimed at identifying several key projects and goals for the community. She’ll talk about some of those goals, including increasing access to local transportation and health care; creating community centers; and the possible creation of a regional parks and recreation department.

The other segment in Our Town this week will feature Lane Community College Florence Center director Russ Pierson and LCC’s director of financial aid Helen Faith. They’ll talk about the “Oregon Promise”, recent legislative efforts to increase low or no cost college for high school graduates in Oregon. Pierson says it’s a complicated process and it takes a lot of work and study to make it work. He and Faith will also talk about other financial options for incoming students.

It’s all sponsored by Andy Baber of Edward Jones Investments; Holloway and Associates CPA’s; the Archives Photo Restoration Specialists, Lane Community College in Florence, Siuslaw Public Library and PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. It airs on KCST, FM 106.9, the first Wednesday of each month between 4:00 and 6:00 PM; then again the next morning on KCFM, AM1250-FM 104.1 from 10:00 AM to noon.